Here Comes the Twins

A few weeks had past since Addison and Jacob joined the collective. With each week they grew stronger. Abby had told us one day when she called from the NICU that Addison had been nicknamed fighter by the NCIU nurses. Apparently she was bound and determined to get every ounce of the formula she was given. Jethro instantly smiled when he heard Abby say that.
“Addie is fighter; just like my girls.” Jethro said.
We knew he meant Kelly and Jen when he said his girls, we even knew that he was including Shannon in that grouping. Abby told us that she and McGee were going to bring the twins home that day. The hospital had finally given them the okay to pick Addison and Jacob up. Abby, of course had been on maternity leave since she had given birth to their twins; McGee on the other hand returned to work after the twins were born. Ziva knew from personal experience just as Kate and I did that being the only parent home with newborn twins wasn’t the easiest thing in the world. So Ziva had volunteered to help Abby take care of Addison and Jacob until McGee got home from work.
Ziva had been waiting for Abby and McGee at their house when they came home with the kids. Kate, Jen and I wanted to be there too; but we knew it wouldn’t work. Jen didn’t know what it was like being a mother of twins like Kate, Ziva and I did. Kate and I obviously knew what it was like being mothers to twins, but it was different for us. Kate had two sets of twins and a child. It was pretty much the same for me with the exception that I had one set of twins and a child.
Meanwhile back at the McGee household, Ziva watched as McGee and Abby pulled into the driveway of their home with the kids in their car seats in the back. Ziva had gone over to the car to help Abby and McGee with the babies.
“Sorry Abs, but I have to get back to work. Wish I could stay with you and the babies.” McGee said as he handed Ziva the car seat with Jacob in it.
Abby had Addison.
“I know, but one of does have to work. Just be safe.” Abby responded.
“I will; there’s nothing in the world that would keep me from coming home to you and the babies.”
Ziva smiled, Abby hadn’t changed much over the years. She still worried about all of us every time we went to a crime scene or left the office.
“Okay; Addie, Jacob say goodbye to daddy.”
Addison and Jacob squirmed in their car seats anxious to get out of them as they cooed goodbye to their father. Ziva found their cooing and squirming absolutely adorable; it also brought a bit of nostalgia to her. Memories of when Hannah and Leah were babies started flooding back into Ziva’s memory.
Within the next few minutes McGee had gotten back into the car and pulled out of the driveway to head back to the office. Ziva could tell that Abby was already missing McGee as they watched him drive away.
“It will be okay, Abby. He will come home safe; Gibbs won’t let anything happen to him. Besides Tony will have his back.”
“That’s not too comforting.” Abby said as she picked up Addison.
“I know; but Tony will protect a fellow dad, just as Gibbs will.” Ziva said as she followed Abby into the house.
Once they got into the house, Abby got bottles ready for her daughter and son as Ziva took them out of their car seats. Ziva had become a pro at hold a baby in each arm and swayed to keep them happy. Abby came over and took Jacob from Ziva as Ziva then grabbed Addison’s bottle from Abby.
“Everything will be fine, Abby. We have no active cases so McGee is fine.”
“We both know that I am gonna worry no matter what.”
“What else are you worrying about?” Ziva asked.
“What is this, interrogation?”
“Come on Abs, we’re practically family.”
“I am just worried that Tim is gonna have a problem with being a father of twins and leave us.” Abby said.
“Have faith, he won’t leave. He knows better, he knows we would track him down and bring him back.”
Ziva and Abby had spent the rest of the time taking care of the babies and chatting like two mothers tended to. Abby and Ziva talked about practically everything. They talked about their respective husbands and their respective twins. Abby had told Ziva that in a matter of days their house would be filled to the brim with people. McGee’s parents and sister were coming over to see the babies. Then once her in-laws left it was McGee’s turn deal with his in-laws. Abby’s parents and brother were also going to come over to see the new additions.
Abby had also told Ziva that she had been teaching McGee American Sign Language so that he could communicate with his mother and father-in-law. This way she would have to translate for him. She had also planned to teach Addison and Jacob American Sign Language once they were old enough to be taught. When Ziva and Abby put the twins down for the night, Ziva noticed two teddy bears sitting on the dresser that contained all of the babies’ clothes. Just as the kids had gotten dog tags from Jen and Jethro, Addison and Jacob had their dog tags sitting on the necks of their respective bears waiting for them to be old enough to wear like the rest of the kids.
Ziva left just before McGee arrived home so that Abby could make dinner for herself and McGee. Now it was time for all of us to get some sleep since Addison and Jacob’s christening was coming up. It was definitely gonna be a fun couple of days for all of us.